Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2007

 758.1 759.3 767.6 773.4 780.5 789.4 778.0 777.1 775.5 777.3 781.1 781.0 774.9

2008

 763.1 766.1 774.8 782.0 791.2 799.6 794.0 (P) 793.9          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

  

2007

 48.0 47.9 48.6 48.7 48.7 49.2 49.0 49.0 48.5 49.6 49.7 49.7 48.9

2008

 48.0 48.2 48.9 49.6 50.2 50.8 51.1 (P) 50.9          

Manufacturing

  

2007

 57.9 56.9 57.1 58.1 58.1 58.3 57.3 57.2 56.9 56.9 57.1 57.1 57.4

2008

 56.4 55.9 56.1 56.0 56.2 56.2 56.3 (P) 56.3          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2007

 142.3 140.5 141.3 141.0 142.5 143.8 143.6 143.3 142.8 145.4 149.9 150.3 143.9

2008

 142.3 140.8 141.5 141.7 143.0 144.1 144.2 (P) 144.3          

Information

  

2007

 15.5 15.6 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.7 15.7 15.5 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.6

2008

 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.5 15.7 15.8 15.8 (P) 15.8          

Financial Activities

  

2007

 40.9 41.1 41.3 41.7 41.9 42.4 42.3 42.2 41.5 41.2 41.2 41.3 41.6

2008

 40.7 41.0 41.2 41.7 42.1 42.8 42.9 (P) 42.9          

Professional & Business Services

  

2007

 100.0 100.4 101.7 101.8 102.1 102.5 102.3 103.3 103.0 103.0 103.4 103.4 102.2

2008

 100.3 101.4 103.0 103.9 104.0 104.9 104.5 (P) 105.3          

Educational & Health Services

  

2007

 88.5 88.9 89.5 89.8 90.3 90.6 86.4 86.4 90.3 90.4 90.7 90.8 89.4

2008

 90.9 91.6 92.1 92.3 93.1 93.1 90.8 (P) 90.8          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2007

 77.2 78.5 82.3 85.2 88.6 93.4 93.6 92.3 87.5 83.9 81.6 81.0 85.4

2008

 78.6 79.5 83.1 86.7 90.6 94.9 95.3 (P) 94.7          

Other Services

  

2007

 34.1 34.4 34.6 35.8 36.9 36.9 36.6 36.8 36.9 36.7 36.7 36.7 36.1

2008

 36.6 37.0 37.4 38.3 39.5 39.6 39.7 (P) 39.7          

Government

  

2007

 153.7 155.1 155.6 155.6 155.6 156.4 151.2 150.9 152.6 154.8 155.3 155.1 154.3

2008

 153.9 155.3 156.1 156.3 156.8 157.4 153.4 (P) 153.2          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C.Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 802,998 (1) 802,142 (1) 809,511 (1) 809,520 (1) 817,167 (1) 826,713 (1) 832,391 (1) 823,366 (1) 816,123 (1) 812,696 (1) 816,306 (1) 813,382 (1) 815,193

2008

 813,818 815,218 825,871 827,358 837,932 847,045 (P) 860,145            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 775,525 (1) 775,965 (1) 784,854 (1) 786,747 (1) 793,336 (1) 799,370 (1) 804,748 (1) 795,516 (1) 789,536 (1) 787,080 (1) 789,855 (1) 785,122 (1) 788,971

2008

 780,385 782,041 792,096 798,587 805,157 810,077 (P) 820,380            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 27,473 (1) 26,177 (1) 24,657 (1) 22,773 (1) 23,831 (1) 27,343 (1) 27,643 (1) 27,850 (1) 26,587 (1) 25,616 (1) 26,451 (1) 28,260 (1) 26,222

2008

 33,433 33,177 33,775 28,771 32,775 36,968 (P) 39,765            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.0 (1) 2.8 (1) 2.9 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.2

2008

 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.5 3.9 4.4 (P) 4.6            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

The Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Gloucester, Isle of Wright, James City, Mathews, Surry, and York Counties and Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg Cities in Virginia; and Currituck County in North Carolina.